Karen Adams

CPA Australia Ltd. is an Australian company that has been operating since 1954 and provides education, training, technical support, and advocacy services in the accounting profession. The private company is based in Southbank, Australia and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong. The company engages with governments, regulators, and industries to advocate for policies that stimulate sustainable economic growth. With over 166,000 members working in 100 countries and regions, CPA Australia is one of the world's largest accounting bodies. It was founded in 1886 by Andrew Lyell, Arthur Cleveland, Benjamin Doughty Smith, Thomas Brentnall, John McAlister Howden, Charles Morell Holmes, William Crellin, and Edward Langton. Andrew Paul Hunter has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Part of Opthea Ltd., Vegenics Pty Ltd. is an Australian company that provides medical research, development, and commercialization of biologic drugs. Vegenics was acquired by Opthea Ltd. on August 14, 2008 for $5.06 million.

The Victor Smorgon Group is a private family office that focuses on building generational wealth. The private company is based in South Yarra, Australia. The Australian company has a long history of building wealth for over four generations, starting from humble beginnings. The company offers specialist investment services that provide unique and exciting investment opportunities to its extensive networks. The company was founded in 1995 by Peter Edwards, who has been the CEO since 1995.

Nexvet Australia Pty Ltd. operates as a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops and distributes medicines for companion animals. The firm focuses on transforming the therapeutic market by developing and commercializing novel biologic therapies, including products derived from its PETization technology. PETization is designed to rapidly create monoclonal antibodies that are recognized as “self” by a patient’s immune system. The company was founded by Mark Heffernan, Christopher Nigel Brown and David Gearing in February 2010 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.